Infant&#39;s combination dressing table and bathtub



July 19, 1932. H E' MCCANDLESS 1,867,673

INFANTS COMBINATION DRESSING TABLEAND BATHTUB Filed March 16, 1928 2 Shets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR flzu'ryiEa M0 llandiess ATTORNEY July 19, 1932. H. E. MCCANDLESS 1,367,573

TNPANTS COMBINATION DRESSING TABLE AND BATHTUB Filed March 16, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR HarryE. Me Landless ATTORNEY Patented July 19, 1932 UNITED STATES HARRY E. MCCANDLESS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK INFANTS COMBINATION DRESSING TABLE AND BATHTUB Application filed March 16, 1928. Serial No. 262,283.

My invention relates to an infants combination dressing table and bath tub, and has for its principal object to afiord a strong, durable, and practicable construction in which a flexible bath tub is removably associated with a supporting stand, permitting easy replacement of the bath tub if it wears out before the rest of the structure.

Another object of the invention is to afford an arrangement that permits quick removal of a tub from a supporting stand or ready positioning in operative relationship so that the tub can be easily taken out of the stand when desired to use the device only as a dressing table and to reduce its weight.

An additional purpose of the'improvement is to afford a stiff, rugged construction for a supporting stand with an arrangement and connection of dressing table that supports the latter firmly and also permits a table of maximum area to be used on a supporting stand of a given size, thus affording a device requiring minimum floor space with maximum table area or capacit To these and other ends the invention comprehends the combination and arrangement of parts that will appear from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the novel features being pointed out in the claims following the description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tub unit made in accord with a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a preferred form of the invention showing the supporting stand opened, the tub removed, and the dressing table in its lowered or inoperative position;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation, partially broken away, showing the dressing table in operative position on top of a stand and illustrating one of the connections to the dressing table in section;

Figure 4 is a side view partially broken away and illustrating the dressing table in its operating position;

Figure 5 is abottom view with parts broken away;

adapted to fit intothe slots 7 at the upper Figure 6 is a detail sectional view illustrating the upper end of one of the rear legs ofthe supporting stand, and

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of 7 one of the positioning clips on the dressing table which engage the legs.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views, I employ a supporting stand com prising front and rear sections pivoted together to permit collapsing, the front section comprising the legs 1 and top and bottom connecting rails 2 and 3, while the rearsection comprises legs 4 and top and bottom 6 connecting rails 5 and 6. The legs 1 and 4 extend upwardly beyond the cross-rails 2 and 5, as shown in Figure 2, and are slotted at the inner faces of their upper ends, as designated at 7, to receive the tub that will now be described.

The tub is designated generally at 8, being preferably made of rubber or similar flexible material, in which case the rubber fabric is attached to a pair of bars 9 by means of the top strips 10 which serve'to hold the sides of the rubber tub against the tops of the bars 9. When the tub is formed of rubber or flexible material as just described, it can be collapsed when not in use by bringing the two side bars 9 together into juxtarelation with each other. The bars 9 are provided at each end with reduced portions or ends 11 ends of the legs.

When it is desired to use the tub, the side bars 9 are spread apart as shown in Figure 1, and the reduced ends 11 are inserted into the respective slots 7, at which time the side bars. 9 rest on the upper surfaces of the top rails 2 and 5 of the supporting stand, as shown 1n Figures 3 and 4. When the tub is thus postioned, it is held againstaccidental displacement by hooks 12 carried by the bars 9 and engaging pins 13 on the top rails 2 and 5. '195 The supporting stand is held in open position by a strap 14, see Figure 2, connecting the bottom rails 3 and 6, and the same strap isalso utilized to hold the stand in folded position when not in use by means of a suit supporting stand the legs 1 and 4, as shown in Figure 3,

able fastener 15 carried by the strap 14 and engaging the fastening pin 16 when the stand is folded. Owing to the use of strap 14, the supporting stand when open does not impose any strain on the flexible tub 8, with the result that the stand is held more firmly and steadier, and less wear is imposed on the flexible material of the tub. When it is desired to use the stand or dressing table without the tub, the latter is quickly removed by swin ing the hooks 12 upwardly and lifting out the bars 9. The tub 8 can be emptied through a hose 17, as usual in this class of construction.

The dressing table is mounted upon the shown in Figure 2, when not in use, and positionable over the upper ends of the legs of the supporting stand, as shown in Figures 3 to 5, when holding an infant. The dressing table comprises a frame 21 upon which is stretched a fabric cover 22, and 23 designate guide rods attached to the underside of the frame 21. It will be noted that when the dressing table is positioned in horizontal relation for use, the sides of the frame 21 overlie and are supported upon the upper ends of and this arrangement enables usin a comparatively large size dressing table with a comparatively small supporting stand occupying minimum floor space, because the dressing table is so mounted that it covers the over-all horizontal dimensions of the supporting stand.

This is accomplished by the use of the brackets 24 attached to the rear legs 4, as shown in Figure 3, and having outwardly projecting trunnions 25 extending lengthwise of the stand, that engage between the frame 21 and the guide rods 23, and serve as supports and guides for the dressing table which has a sliding and pivotal movement of the same. The dressing table is held against so as to be suspended, as

legs 1, as shown in Figures d, 5 and 7. With this additional locking means, it is necessary to lift the dressing table slightly before it can be moved rearwardly, and accidental endwise displacement of the forward part of the table is also prevented.

While I have described the invention with reference to a more or less particular embodiment, the construction shown is susceptible of modifications and changes without departing from the invention, and this application is intended to cover any changes or adaptations thatmay come within the purposes of my improvement as herein set forth or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a cross-legged foldable supporting stand including top and bottom longitudinal rails connectingthe legs,

said legs having slots on their inner adjacent faces above the top rails, of a tub frame including normally parallel opposite bars positionable above the top rails and having reduced ends detachab-ly engageable with said slots, a flexible tub' carried on said bars,

and a table adapted ,to be supported horizontally on the legs independently of the tub.

2. The combination with a cross-legged foldable supporting stand, of a dressing table including a frame supportable directly on the upper ends of the legs when in horizontal position, guide rods carried by the dressing table, trunnions engaging said guide rods and mounted on the rear legs of the stand, said trunnions projecting beyond the supporting stand endwise, and a tub frame detachably mounted on the stand and located beneath the upper ends of the legs and beneath the dressing table when the latter is horizontally positioned.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed HARRY E. MGOANDLESS.

.my name.

endwise displacement with. reference to the ends of the legs of the supporting stand.

In order to prevent any slight displacement of the forward part of the dressing table when in operative position, I may employ clips 31 attached'to the underside of the frame 21 at its forward part, said clips 31 having downwardly turned flanges 32 and 33 which engage adjacent sides of the forward 

